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Originally Posted by tboots125
Again thank you all for your concerns. Although the taper would seem drastic, today I am starting my 900mg daily dosage of gabapentine. This I am sure will help offset the withdrawal I am experiencing. If I were to sum up how my body feels, it would be like unthawing.
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I am posting to wish you well.
I know nothing about Lyrica except I am concerned about the taper that is not really a taper. Talk to a pharmacist if the doc is not being helpful -- they are usually pretty good about these things.
Re the gabapentin -- I take a small dose of 200 mgs per day because higher than that the side effects become difficult for me (sleepiness mostly). My relatively tiny 200 mgs per day does help somewhat with my depression and anxiety.
I do remember my doc said that if it Gabapetin going to help with pain, it will be at 600 mgs a day. But I know that others do very well with it at much higher doses.
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